A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 417: 45–55A (2014)new species of Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae)... 45 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.417.7464 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research A new species of Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from Qinghai Province, China Huan-Xi Cao1,2, John La Salle3, Chao-Dong Zhu1,2 1 Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1-5 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China 3 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Corresponding author: Chao-Dong Zhu (
[email protected]) Academic editor: M. Engel | Received 11 March 2014 | Accepted 31 May 2014 | Published 19 June 2014 http://zoobank.org/3E9F7154-49DE-4837-99EC-B71E5CCE6EDF Citation: Cao H-X, La Salle J, Zhu C-D (2014) A new species of Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from Qinghai Province, China. ZooKeys 417: 45–55. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.417.7464 Abstract The new species Zagrammosoma dulanense Cao & Zhu, sp. n., from Qinghai Province, China, is described and illustrated. All type specimens were reared from the pupae of Micrurapteryx sophorivora Kuznetzov & Tristan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafmining moth attacking the plant Thermopsis lanceolata R. Br. (Fabaceae). A key to the three known Asian species of Zagrammosoma is provided. All specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection, the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Keywords Eulophidae, Zagrammosoma dulanense sp. n., Micrurapteryx sophorivora, Thermopsis lanceolata, Qinghai Introduction The genus Zagrammosoma Ashmead is one of several small genera of the Eulophidae tribe Cirrospilini (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea).